# Norman Reynolds > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norman_Reynolds > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norman_Reynolds.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reynolds > Source revision: 1318198717 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British production designer (1934–2023) Norman Reynolds Born (1934-03-26)26 March 1934 Willesden, London, England Died 2 April 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 89) Occupations Production designer, art director Years active 1962–1999 Spouse Ann Reynolds Children 3 **Norman William Reynolds** (26 March 1934 – 2 April 2023)[1] was a British [production designer](/source/Production_designer) and [art director](/source/Art_director), best known for his work on the [original *Star Wars* trilogy](/source/Star_Wars_original_trilogy) and *[Raiders of the Lost Ark](/source/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark)*. ## Early life and education Reynolds was born in [Willesden](/source/Willesden), London on 26 March 1934,[2][3] Reynolds went to art college.[4] ## Career Reynolds was working for a manufacturer of illuminated signs when he was commissioned to create signs for the 1962 film *[The Road to Hong Kong](/source/The_Road_to_Hong_Kong)* and decided to apply for jobs in film design. He started work at [Elstree Studios](/source/Elstree_Studios) in 1963 as a designer on *[Come Fly with Me](/source/Come_Fly_with_Me_(film))*, then worked on the TV series *[The Saint](/source/The_Saint_(TV_series))* and on 1965's *[Thunderball](/source/Thunderball_(film))*. Subsequent work included *[Battle of Britain](/source/Battle_of_Britain_(film))* (1969; uncredited) and as assistant art director on *[Phase IV](/source/Phase_IV_(1974_film))* (1974).[4] Reynolds did his best known work on the first three *Star Wars* films,[4][5] as art director on 1977's *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars%3A_A_New_Hope)* and after the death of [John Barry](/source/John_Barry_(set_designer)) as production designer on the sequels, *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* and *[Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi)*,[2] and on 1981's *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, for which he won his second [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) and a [BAFTA Award](/source/BAFTA_Award).[4][2] He was subsequently art director on the 1978 film *[Superman](/source/Superman_(1978_film))* and its 1980 sequel *[Superman II](/source/Superman_II)*, and production designer on *[Return to Oz](/source/Return_to_Oz)* and *[Young Sherlock Holmes](/source/Young_Sherlock_Holmes)* (both 1985) and *[Empire of the Sun](/source/Empire_of_the_Sun_(film))* (1987). He also worked on *[Alien 3](/source/Alien_3)* (1992) and *[Mission Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(film))* (1996).[4] Reynolds directed two episodes of the 1980s TV series *[Amazing Stories](/source/Amazing_Stories_(1985_TV_series))*, "The Pumpkin Competition" and "Gather Ye Acorns".[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He was [special effects director](/source/Special_effects_director) for *[The Exorcist III](/source/The_Exorcist_III)* (1990) and [second unit director](/source/Second_unit_director) for *[Alive](/source/Alive_(1993_film))* (1993).[2] ## Personal life and death Reynolds and his wife, Ann, have three daughters and lived in [Cheltenham](/source/Cheltenham).[2] He often concealed his work, saying that he worked in a biscuit factory.[4] Reynolds died on 2 April 2023 at the age of 89.[2][4][6] ## Awards ### Won - 1978 [Academy Award for Best Production Design](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) – *[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope](/source/Star_Wars_(film))* (shared with [John Barry](/source/John_Barry_(set_designer)), [Leslie Dilley](/source/Leslie_Dilley), and [Roger Christian](/source/Roger_Christian_(filmmaker))) - 1982 [BAFTA Award for Best Production Design](/source/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) – *[Raiders of the Lost Ark](/source/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark)* (shared with Leslie Dilley and [Michael D. Ford](/source/Michael_D._Ford)) - 1982 Academy Award for Best Production Design – *[Raiders of the Lost Ark](/source/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark)* (shared with Leslie Dilley and Michael D. Ford) ### Nominated - 1977 Academy Award for Best Production Design – *[The Incredible Sarah](/source/The_Incredible_Sarah)* (shared with [Elliot Scott](/source/Elliot_Scott)) - 1981 Academy Award for Best Production Design – *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* (shared with Leslie Dilley, [Harry Lange](/source/Harry_Lange_(film_designer)), [Alan Tomkins](/source/Alan_Tomkins) and Michael D. Ford) - 1981 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* - 1984 Academy Award for Best Production Design – *[Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi)* (shared with [Fred Hole](/source/Fred_Hole), [James L. Schoppe](/source/James_L._Schoppe), Michael D. Ford) - 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – *[Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi)* - 1988 Academy Award for Best Production Design – *[Empire of the Sun](/source/Empire_of_the_Sun_(film))* (shared with [Harry Cordwell](/source/Harry_Cordwell))[7] - 1988 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – *[Empire of the Sun](/source/Empire_of_the_Sun_(film))* (shared with Harry Cordwell) ## Selected filmography ### As art director - *[Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut](/source/Superman_II%3A_The_Richard_Donner_Cut)* (2006) - *[Superman II](/source/Superman_II)* (1980) - *[Superman](/source/Superman_(1978_film))* (1978) - *[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope](/source/Star_Wars_(film))* (1977) - *[The Incredible Sarah](/source/The_Incredible_Sarah)* (1976) - *[Lucky Lady](/source/Lucky_Lady)* (1975) - *[The Old Curiosity Shop](/source/The_Old_Curiosity_Shop_(1975_film))* (1975) - *[The Little Prince](/source/The_Little_Prince_(1974_film))* (1974) ### As production designer - *[Bicentennial Man](/source/Bicentennial_Man_(film))* (1999) - *[Sphere](/source/Sphere_(1998_film))* (1998) - *[Mission: Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(film))* (1996) - *[Clean Slate](/source/Clean_Slate_(1994_film))* (1994) - *[Alive](/source/Alive_(1993_film))* (1993) - *[Alien 3](/source/Alien_3)* (1992) - *[Avalon](/source/Avalon_(1990_film))* (1990) - *[Mountains of the Moon](/source/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(film))* (1990) - *[Empire of the Sun](/source/Empire_of_the_Sun_(film))* (1987) - *[Young Sherlock Holmes](/source/Young_Sherlock_Holmes)* (1985) - *[Return to Oz](/source/Return_to_Oz)* (1985) - *[Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi)* (1983) - *[Raiders of the Lost Ark](/source/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark)* (1981) - *[The Empire Strikes Back](/source/The_Empire_Strikes_Back)* (1980) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Reynolds Norman William probate record](https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/search-results) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-BBC_2-5) Knibbs, Steve (6 April 2023). ["Star Wars: Oscar-winning production designer Norman Reynolds dies"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-65200513). BBC News. Retrieved 6 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Starlog104_3-0)** "Norman Reynolds: Visualizing Victorian England". *Starlog*. No. 104. February 1986. pp. 29–31. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Guardian_4-6) Gilbey, Ryan (9 April 2023). ["Norman Reynolds obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/apr/09/norman-reynolds-obituary-star-wars). *The Guardian*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Star Wars: The man who designed the films' 'look'"](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34989035). BBC News. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Norman Reynolds, Oscar-winning set designer on Star Wars and Indiana Jones – obituary"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/04/11/norman-reynolds-star-wars-indiana-jones-oscar-set-designer/). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oscars1988_7-0)** ["The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners"](http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988). *oscars.org*. Retrieved 31 July 2011. ## External links - [Norman Reynolds](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721888/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Norman Reynolds](https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/160670%7C*) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) Awards for Norman Reynolds v t e Academy Award for Best Production Design Interior Decoration (1927–1939) 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies 1928/1929: Cedric Gibbons 1929/1930: Herman Rosse 1930/1931: Max Rée 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles 1932/1933: William S. Darling 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope 1935: Richard Day 1936: Richard Day 1937: Stephen Goosson 1938: Carl Jules Weyl 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler Black & White / Color (1940–1946) 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, and Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, and Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, and Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, and Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen and Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen and A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, and Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, and Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, and Edwin B. Willis Art Direction–Set Decoration Black & White / Color (1947–1956) 1947 (bw): John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse and Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, and Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, and Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, and Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day and George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff and Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, and Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan and Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, and Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, and Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, and F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, and Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1957: Ted Haworth and Robert Priestley 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, and F. Keogh Gleason Black & White / Color (1959–1966) 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, and Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner and Edward G. Boyle / (c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, and Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner and Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, and Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, and Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, and Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos / (c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, and George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy and Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, and Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert and George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, and Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, and John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, and Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, and Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, and Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, and Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, and George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, and Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins and George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, and George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, and Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy and Jack Stephens 1981–2000 1981: Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1982: Stuart Craig and Robert W. Laing (art); Michael Seirton (set) 1983: Anna Asp (art) 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein (art); Karel Černý (set) 1985: Stephen B. Grimes (art); Josie MacAvin (set) 1986: Gianni Quaranta and Brian Ackland-Snow (art); Brian Savegar and Elio Altramura (set) 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (art); Bruno Cesari and Osvaldo Desideri (set) 1988: Stuart Craig (art); Gérard James (set) 1989: Anton Furst (art); Peter Young (set) 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set) 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set) 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set) 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set) 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art) 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set) 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set) 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set) 2000: Timmy Yip (art) 2001–present 2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set) 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set) 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set) 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set) 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set) 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set) 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set) 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set) 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set) 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set) 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set) 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set) 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set) 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set) 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set) 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set) 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set) 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set) 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set) 2024: Nathan Crowley (art); Lee Sandales (set) 2025: Tamara Deverell (art); Shane Vieau (set) v t e BAFTA Award for Best Production Design 1964–1967 Black and White Ken Adam (1964) Ray Simm (1965) Tambi Larsen (1966) No Award (1967) Colour John Bryan (1964) Ken Adam (1965) Wilfred Shingleton (1966) John Box (1967) 1968–present Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, and Anthony Masters (1968) Donald M. Ashton (1969) Mario Garbuglia (1970) Ferdinando Scarfiotti (1971) Rolf Zehetbauer (1972) Natasha Kroll (1973) John Box (1974) John Box (1975) Geoffrey Kirkland (1976) Danilo Donati and Federico Fellini (1977) Joe Alves (1978) Michael Seymour (1979) Stuart Craig (1980) Norman Reynolds (1981) Lawrence G. Paull (1982) Gianni Quaranta and Franco Zeffirelli (1983) Roy Walker (1984) Norman Garwood (1985) Brian Ackland-Snow and Gianni Quaranta (1986) Santo Loquasto (1987) Dean Tavoularis (1988) Dante Ferretti (1989) Richard Sylbert (1990) Bo Welch (1991) Catherine Martin (1992) Andrew McAlpine (1993) Dante Ferretti (1994) Michael Corenblith (1995) Tony Burrough (1996) Catherine Martin (1997) Dennis Gassner (1998) Rick Heinrichs (1999) Arthur Max (2000) Aline Bonetto (2001) Dennis Gassner (2002) William Sandell (2003) Dante Ferretti (2004) Stuart Craig (2005) Jim Clay, Geoffrey Kirkland, and Jennifer Williams (2006) Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (2007) Donald Graham Burt and Victor J. Zolfo (2008) Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, and Kim Sinclair (2009) Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, and Doug Mowat (2010) Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo (2011) Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson (2012) Catherine Martin and Beverly Dunn (2013) Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock (2014) Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (2015) Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock (2016) Paul D. Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau (2017) Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton (2018) Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales (2019) Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (2020) Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos (2021) Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino (2022) Shona Heath, James Price, and Zsuzsa Mihalek (2023) Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales (2024) Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau (2025) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States Italy --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Norman Reynolds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reynolds) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reynolds?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.